IDC's Mexico Quarterly Volume Server Tracker® provides detailed, highly segmented tracking of the low-end (<US$25,000) server market and examines how server vendors are positioning themselves to compete in this market. It provides insightful analysis by form factor (including blades), model, product family, price band, operating system (OS), chip type, architecture, NEBS certification, processor family, vertical and horizontal user segments, and distribution channel. It also provides rolling eight-quarter and five-year forecasts that are updated on a quarterly basis.
Technology Coverage and Data Segmentation
This tracker provides total market size and vendor share for the following technology areas and segmentations.
Technologies and subtechnologies:
Shipment type: Servers are reported as initial server shipment (ISS) or upgrade (UPG).
Forecasts for this tracker are updated quarterly and include three years of historical data, two years of quarterly forecasts, and an additional three years of annual market projections. Forecasts are available at the country level. Examples of the segmentations being forecast in this tracker include:
By units
By customer value (US$ and local currency)
By chip type (x86, non-x86)
By horizontal (education, government, large business, medium-sized business, small business, and small office)
By OS (Windows, Unix, Linux, OpenVMS, i5/OS, z/OS, and other OS)
Delivery Schedule and Deliverables
This tracker is delivered on a quarterly basis with tools such as pivot tables. The delivery schedule for this tracker is as follows:
Historical data: Week 8 after period closes
Forecast data: Week 9 after period closes
Interactive briefing
IDC's Tracker Methodology
IDC's tracker data is developed using a rigorous methodology that includes well-planned and well-coordinated local, regional, and worldwide data cross-checks combined with a proprietary advanced data consolidation and analysis data platform managed by IDC's Worldwide Tracker organization. Data sources used in the process of determining IDC's tracker numbers include, but are not limited to:
In-country local vendor interviews
Distribution data feeds
Worldwide and regional vendor guidance
ODM data
In-country local channel partner discussions
Import records
Feedback from component suppliers
Vendor briefings and public financial reports
Enabling Better Business Decisions Across the Organization
IDC trackers provide the accurate and timely market size, vendor share, and forecast information you need to identify market and product expansion opportunities, increase revenues, and win market share. IDC's tracker research is a critical input to the planning and monitoring cycles of the business process. Common uses of the tracker data include:
Planning Process
Regional, state or city-level planning — setting regional, country, state or city-level sales targets based on market opportunity
Product marketing — creating a product strategy and road map based on currently available product features and expected growth
Production planning — using customer demand data as an input in the creation of production schedules
Product portfolio planning — accessing accurate and detailed data as an input into the product development process
Monitoring Process
Performance measurement — comparing vendor performance on prior fiscal periods